A woman whose breath-alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit won’t be charged for DUI after a judge suppressed incriminating evidence from the case, ruling that Aspen police did not have reasonable suspicion to pull her over.

Deputy District Attorney Richard Nedlin dismissed DUI charges against Carbondale resident Erika Gallegos, 26, on Tuesday, following a March 4 ruling by Pitkin County Judge Erin Fernandez-Ely. The judge threw out all evidence police collected after Gallegos was stopped on the Maroon Creek Bridge at approximately 2:15 a.m. on June 26, 2010.

Gallegos, according to police records, blew a 0.232 on a breathalyzer test. Under Colorado law, motorists are considered legally intoxicated if their breath- or blood-alcohol level exceeds 0.08. They also face a mandatory 10-day jail sentence if their alcohol level surpasses 0.2.

The arrest was made by Aspen Police officer Greggory Cole, who has been involved in at least 47 DUI arrests in Aspen since August 2008. But in the last six weeks, the Pitkin County branch of the District Attorney’s Office has dismissed two DUI arrests by Cole because of the judge’s suppression of key evidence the officer obtained.

Both DUIs were challenged by local defense lawyer Lawson Wills, who claims that Cole has an “over-aggressive” style in his pursuit of tipsy motorists. Cole’s superiors, however, continue to stand behind the officer.

The 7,800-acre Winter Valley Fire in Moffat County was 100 percent contained Tuesday as visible smoke from interior islands showed minimal creeping behavior, according to the Bureau of Land Management.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said Tuesday that he respects the decision of Denver Broncos players on Sunday to protest President Donald Trump and that the president’s NFL criticism was a bid to “distract the country” from his policy failures.